Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: Some members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of the parliament have warmly welcomed the uprising of people who stood beside the Afghan security forces in defending their country, but had expressed deep concern of its negative consequences if not managed well. The legislators asked for legalization …
Read More »Afghanistan records 1,407 new Covid-19 cases, 64 deaths
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday recorded 1,407 new cases of Coronavirus and 64 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the Ministry’s data, the new cases come positive out of 4,514 suspected samples tested in different laboratories during the same period …
Read More »91 Taliban fighters killed in latest military crackdowns
AT News KABUL: At least 91 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 38 others were wounded during a series of military operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Monday. Backed by the Afghan Air …
Read More »Watchdog urges probe into war crimes in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has called on an international fact-finding team to investigate the human crimes including targeted killings, attacks on tribal and religious minorities as well as educational institutions. The Commission said Sunday that the government of Afghanistan should support their demand and …
Read More »Afghanistan records 1,530 new virus cases, 80 deaths
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 1,531 new cases of coronavirus and 80 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the Ministry’s data, the new cases were reported positive out of 4,994 suspected samples tested in different laboratories during the same …
Read More »Taliban claim capture of 5 districts, govt denies
AT News KABUL: The Taliban claims to have captured five districts across Afghanistan but the government officials denied it, expressing ambiguity over the collapse of the districts. The insurgents’ spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid said that Chak and Sayedabad districts of central Wadak fall to them. At least 39 Afghan security forces …
Read More »Dostum urges soldiers to fight Taliban ‘tooth and nail’
AT News KABUL: Amid worsening security situation in northern Afghanistan, former Vice President Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum has urged his soldiers and supporters to fight the Taliban fiercely and stop them from invading more territory. Enayatullah Babar Farahmand, deputy chief of the High Council of National Reconciliation, in a tweet …
Read More »Over 190 Taliban killed in Afghan raids
AT News KABUL: At least 193 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 110 others wounded during a series of military operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said on Sunday. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan …
Read More »Karzai saddened by national trader’s death
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed condolences over the death of Hajji Abdul Qader also known as Hajji Qandil Boy. In a statement issued Saturday, Karzai called Hajji Qader as a patriotic man who served for the welfare of people especially in improvement of agriculture and carpet weaving …
Read More »Virus cases slightly decline, but oxygen crisis still unabated
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has seen a significant decline in new coronavirus cases over the past day, as health officials say daily virus cases dropped to 1,095 on Saturday. But minister of health has said that hospitals are still facing an acute shortage of oxygen supplies which is making it …
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